Customizing CO2 laser inscription of LPG sensors to enhance the sensitivity to refractive index

Renan Sebem; André Ricardo Herbst; Aleksander S. Paterno

doi:10.1117/12.2195294

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28 September 2015 Customizing CO₂ laser inscription of LPG sensors to enhance the sensitivity to refractive index

Renan Sebem; André Ricardo Herbst; Aleksander S. Paterno

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Proceedings Volume 9634, 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors; 96345X (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2195294
Event: International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (OFS24), 2015, Curitiba, Brazil

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The manufacturing process of long period fiber gratings (LPG) is investigated in order to enhance the sensitivity of the sensors to the surrounding refractive index, considering a specific mode and wavelength range. The LPG is inscribed in a standard single-mode fiber with a CO2 laser beam. It is found that the environment refractive index sensitivity is increased mainly due to the duty cycle of the grating. Results show an increase of 89% on the resonant wavelength shift for samples with refractive index varying from 1 to 1.42.

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Renan Sebem, André Ricardo Herbst, and Aleksander S. Paterno "Customizing CO₂ laser inscription of LPG sensors to enhance the sensitivity to refractive index", Proc. SPIE 9634, 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 96345X (28 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2195294

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